Capra made lots of anti- films (anti-Nazi, anti-Japanese) but I don't
believe he slammed the commies, directly, at least (Deeds, Smith, and
others are strongly pro-American, pro-democracy, but not overtly
anti-Communist).

This isn't to say that Capra was any way a fellow traveller: he was hauled
before HUAC, but the whole matter seems to have been summarily dropped
(rumors are that ol' Frank willingly named names. Joseph McBride in his
book "Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success," writes that "Hollywood's
ultimate populist was actually a lifelong Republican and anti-Communist who
voted against FDR, hung a painting of Mussolini in his bedroom and was an
FBI informer during the McCarthy era. " (see http://www.s-t.com/daily/05-97/05-21-97/b04li069.htm)

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